Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age
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a look at the creative and technical worlds of immersive storytelling
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The creative & ethical challenges of 360° documentary

The creative & ethical challenges of 360° documentary | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Darren Emerson:  "Unlike the wall of noise that comes from 24 hour news coverage, and commentary via Twitter and Facebook in the aftermath of a tragic event, the VR headset delivers an experience that allows the viewer space to get closer emotionally to the subject matter and create a deeper level of understanding."  [Interviewed by Jess Linington]

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Interactive Docs for the Nonbelievers

Interactive Docs for the Nonbelievers | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Robinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur:  "A checklist of great interactive documentaries" ...

Minna Kilpeläinen's curator insight, April 4, 2016 3:50 PM


Robinder Uppal & Marc Serpa Francoeur:  "A checklist of great interactive documentaries" ...

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Short films long enough for human truth

Short films long enough for human truth | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Anna Jackson on Loading Docs "[...] a platform for New Zealand documentaries that would give film-makers an opportunity to take creative risks, to push beyond the boundaries of TV formats and to explore the possibilities of online distribution."

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Makers Of Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary “The Act Of Killing” Turn To BitTorrent For Promotion

Makers Of Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary “The Act Of Killing” Turn To BitTorrent For Promotion | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Anthony Ha:  "BitTorrent has been pitching itself as a legitimate way for content creators to promote their works,  and now the company is announcing what may be its most noteworthy partnership yet" ...

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MIT Open Documentary Lab Launches _docubase

MIT Open Documentary Lab Launches _docubase | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Sarah Salovaara:  "As a consumer of new media – to say nothing of its makers – how does one go about keeping abreast of the emerging form's constant developments?"

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With interactive elements, digital documentaries are changing the way we tell and consume stories

With interactive elements, digital documentaries are changing the way we tell and consume stories | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it

Jaime Woo:  "What if instead of acting merely as an online billboard for the documentary, the web itself was the platform?"

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A look at the National Film Board of Canada's support of interactive documentaries, in particular, the Toronto-based Highrise project.

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Making a Murderer: the Netflix documentary beating TV drama at its own game

Making a Murderer: the Netflix documentary beating TV drama at its own game | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Gwilym Mumford:  "The true-crime series about a man accused of murder, and a police department accused of framing him, tells a complex story without insulting viewers’ intelligence" ...

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TMC David Dufresne Fort McMoney Coproduction Interview (Eng Version)

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TMC Resource Kit:  "An interview with David Dufresne, creator and director of Fort McMoney [an award winning interactive documentary]"

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A Participatory Documentary, Is It Possible?

A Participatory Documentary, Is It Possible? | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Mike Hedge:  "Every summer, deep in the Nevada desert, a temporary city is created by tens of thousands of people. This week-long celebration is known as Burning Man" ...

Minna Kilpeläinen's curator insight, April 4, 2016 4:28 PM
Producer Mike Hedge tells about his team´s huge participatory documentary, As The Dust Settles. Many lessons to learn.
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What It’s Like To Watch A Documentary Made With Google Glass

What It’s Like To Watch A Documentary Made With Google Glass | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
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Jessica Leber:  "As a filmmaking device Glass can help us better understand others perspectives and bring communities closer together. But it comes with downsides."

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The Journey of Documentary: a web series about the evolution of documentary

The Journey of Documentary: a web series about the evolution of documentary | Transmedia: Storytelling for the Digital Age | Scoop.it
This is an online interactive documentary about how to make an online interactive documentary. 
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Filmmaker, Atalanti Dionysis, has also created an excellent website around this web series which she hopes will be used "as a resource for emerging filmmakers and [she hopes it] generates conversation around transmedia & interactive multiplatforms for documentary and that it will act as a hub for collaborations and networking opportunities."

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